Week 1

Question 1

Hujambo

Answer 1

Hello

Question 2

Sijambo

Answer 2

i’m fine (response to hujambo)

Question 3

Maamkio

Answer 3

greetings

Question 4

Bibi

Answer 4

Ms., or reference to other close female person (ex. wife, grandmother, etc)

Question 5

Bwana

Answer 5

Mr.

Question 6

Ndugu

Answer 6

sibling, comrade (used also as a greeting)

Question 7

Mwanafunzi (pl. wanafunzi)

Answer 7

student

Question 8

mwalimu (p. walimu)

Answer 8

teacher

Question 9

sawa sawa

Answer 9

okay

Question 10

polepole

Answer 10

slowly

Question 11

sarufi

Answer 11

grammar

Question 12

mazungumzo (+ya)

Answer 12

conversation (+ya when adding possession)

Question 13

mazoezi ya kusoma na kuandika

Answer 13

reading and writing exercises

Question 14

msamiati

Answer 14

vocabulary

Question 15

nyimbo

Answer 15

songs

Question 16

darasa la leo

Answer 16

today’s class

Question 17

kiswahili

Answer 17

Swahili language

Question 18

mswahili

Answer 18

(single) member of the swahili community, usually a first language speaker

Question 19

uswahili

Answer 19

swahili culture and ways of life

Question 20

uswahilini

Answer 20

land inhabited by swahili speakers

Question 21

kiti (pl. viti)

Answer 21

chair

Question 22

jiwe (pl. mawe)

Answer 22

stone

Question 23

mti (pl. miti)

Answer 23

stick

Question 24

meza (pl. meza)

Answer 24

table

Question 25

ukuta (pl. kuta)

Answer 25

wall

Question 26

-penda

Answer 26

love (verb)

Question 27

ninakupenda

Answer 27

i love you

Question 28

maindi

Answer 28

maize

Question 29

endelea

Answer 29

to continue

Question 30

baba

Answer 30

father

Question 31

pete

Answer 31

ring

Question 32

kisu

Answer 32

knife

Question 33

dudu

Answer 33

pest

Question 34

nyanya

Answer 34

tomato, grandma

Question 35

ng’ombe

Answer 35

cow

Question 36

ngamia

Answer 36

camel

Question 37

dhambi

Answer 37

sin

Question 38

thelathini

Answer 38

30

Question 39

ghali

Answer 39

expensive

Question 40

mzee (pl. wazee)

Answer 40

elder

Question 41

utalii

Answer 41

tourism

Question 42

mtalii

Answer 42

tourist

Question 43

kondoo

Answer 43

sheep

Question 44

saa

Answer 44

watch, time

Question 45

ng’ambo

Answer 45

overseas

Question 46

-ngoja

Answer 46

to wait

Question 47

nguvu

Answer 47

strength

Question 48

nyama

Answer 48

meat

Question 49

nyota

Answer 49

star

Question 50

-nyang’anya

Answer 50

to snatch/steal

Question 51

wewe

Answer 51

you

Question 52

zoezi (+la)

Answer 52

exercise (+la when adding possession)

Question 53

sema/semeni

Answer 53

say (semeni is usually used for a group)

Question 54

-rudia

Answer 54

repeat

Question 55

mnaelewa?

Answer 55

do you (pl.) understand?

Question 56

ndiyo

Answer 56

yes

Question 57

hapana

Answer 57

no

Question 58

nzuri

Answer 58

good

Question 59

nzuri sana!

Answer 59

very good!

Question 60

tafadhali

Answer 60

please

Question 61

haiya basi

Answer 61

ok, then

Question 62

inamaanisha

Answer 62

it means…

Question 63

kwa mfano

Answer 63

for example

Question 64

mna swali?

Answer 64

do you have a question?

Question 65

samanahani

Answer 65

excuse me

Question 66

sema kwa kiswahili

Answer 66

say in Swahili

Question 67

ongea Kiswahili

Answer 67

speak Swahili

Question 68

mtu (pl. watu)

Answer 68

person

Question 69

mti (pl. miti)

Answer 69

tree

Question 70

kiko (pl. viko)

Answer 70

pipes

Question 71

mtoto (pl. watoto)

Answer 71

child

Question 72

-fundisha

Answer 72

to teach

Question 73

chakula

Answer 73

food

Question 74

habari

Answer 74

news

Question 75

habari za asubuhi/mchana?

Answer 75

how are things (this morning/this afternoon)?

Question 76

jambo (pl. mambo)

Answer 76

affair, matter, thing

Question 77

habari gani?

Answer 77

how are things? (lit. what sort of news?)

Question 78

habari za -

Answer 78

about (lit. news of…)

Question 79

mama

Answer 79

mother

Question 80

-soma

Answer 80

to read

Question 81

-itika

Answer 81

to respond

Question 82

-sema

Answer 82

to say

Question 83

ku-

Answer 83

prefix that makes verb infinitive (i.e. to X) or into a gerund (i.e. Xing)

Question 84

a-

Answer 84

verb prefix indicating subject “s/he”

Question 85

wa-

Answer 85

verb prefix indicating subject “they”

Question 86

-na-

Answer 86

verb prefix indicating present tense

Question 87

somo

Answer 87

lesson

Question 88

kwanza

Answer 88

first

Question 89

pili

Answer 89

second

Question 90

tena

Answer 90

again

Question 91

-amkia

Answer 91

to greet

Question 92

mwamkie

Answer 92

greet! (complex imperative form)

Question 93

au

Answer 93

or

Question 94

gani?

Answer 94

what kind/sort?

Question 95

je

Answer 95

used in asking a question; can be glossed as “what about?”

Question 96

salama

Answer 96

safety, security, peace (used in greetings)

Question 97

tu

Answer 97

only, just, merely

Question 98

mmoja

Answer 98

one person

Question 99

mwingine

Answer 99

another person, other person

Question 100

na

Answer 100

and (also “by, with” etc)

Question 101

sana

Answer 101

very, very much, a lot

Question 102

sasa

Answer 102

now

Question 103

vizuri

Answer 103

very well, fine (adverb)

Question 104

yeye

Answer 104

s/he

Question 105

msingi (+wa)

Answer 105

foundation (+wa when adding possession)

Question 106

tatu

Answer 106

third

Question 107

baina ya watu wawili

Answer 107

between two people

Question 108

nne

Answer 108

fourth

Question 109

tano

Answer 109

fifth

Question 110

zoezi la nyumbani

Answer 110

homework

Question 111

-tafsiri

Answer 111

to translate

Question 112

jaza mistari

Answer 112

fill in the blanks/lines

Question 113

jibu maswali

Answer 113

answer the questions

Question 114

maneno

Answer 114

words

Question 115

maalum

Answer 115

special (adjective)

Question 116

karamu

Answer 116

party

Question 117

haraka

Answer 117

fast

Question 118

kijiji

Answer 118

village

Question 119

jenga

Answer 119

build

Question 120

chai

Answer 120

tea

Question 121

marudio

Answer 121

review

Question 122

insha

Answer 122

essay

Question 123

mboga

Answer 123

vegetable

Question 124

ndege

Answer 124

bird or plane

Question 125

sanifu

Answer 125

standard

Question 126

-ng’oa

Answer 126

to uproot, to pull out (weeds, veggies, a tooth)

Question 127

jambazi

Answer 127

gangster

Question 128

-ng’orota

Answer 128

to snore

Question 129

-ng’arisha

Answer 129

to shine

Question 130

-ng’ang’ania

Answer 130

to argue over something

Question 131

rembo

Answer 131

beautiful

Question 132

sura

Answer 132

chapter

Question 133

ukurasa (uk.)

Answer 133

page

Question 134

wenyeji

Answer 134

locals

Question 135

mzungu

Answer 135

white person (not derogatory)

Question 136

ngurume

Answer 136

pig

Question 137

ngeli

Answer 137

noun classes

Question 138

ngumi

Answer 138

fist

Question 139

nyamazeni

Answer 139

be quiet

Question 140

jaribu

Answer 140

try

Question 141

nina (e.g. swali)

Answer 141

I have (e.g. a question)

Question 142

kwaherini

Answer 142

goodbye

Question 143

habari yako (sg)?

Answer 143

how are you?

Question 144

njema/nzuri/salama

Answer 144

i’m fine (response to habari yako/gani)

Question 145

jioni

Answer 145

evening

Question 146

naka thalika

Answer 146

etc

Question 147

masomo

Answer 147

studies

Question 148

-safiri

Answer 148

to travel

Question 149

safari

Answer 149

journey, trip

Question 150

-hama

Answer 150

moving (from house to another)

Question 151

mbaya

Answer 151

badly (adverb)

Question 152

shangazi

Answer 152

aunt

Question 153

hamjambo

Answer 153

how are you (to a group)

Question 154

hatujambo

Answer 154

we are fine

Question 155

nzuri kidogo

Answer 155

good… sort of/a little bit (light way of saying NOT GOOD)

Question 156

-kunywa

Answer 156

to drink

Question 157

-kunya

Answer 157

to defecate

Question 158

habari zenu?

Answer 158

how are you (pl.)?

Question 159

hajambo?

Answer 159

is s/he fine?

Question 160

(ndiyo) hajambo

Answer 160

s/he is fine

Question 161

hawajambo?

Answer 161

are they fine?

Question 162

(ndiyo) hawajambo

Answer 162

they are fine

Question 163

familia

Answer 163

family

Question 164

dada

Answer 164

sister

Question 165

swali (pl. maswali)

Answer 165

question

Question 166

shikamoo

Answer 166

greetings (to an older person, lit. i touch your feet)

Question 167

marahaba

Answer 167

elder’s response to your greetings

Question 168

sheng

Answer 168

slang (mix of English and Swahili)

Question 169

kwaheri ya kuonana

Answer 169

till we see each other again

Question 170

asante

Answer 170

thank you

Question 171

rahisi

Answer 171

easy

Question 172

hodi

Answer 172

may i come in? (said on arrival to house/village)

Question 173

maji

Answer 173

water

Question 174

mgeni (pl. wageni)

Answer 174

visitor

Question 175

wakaribishwa

Answer 175

you are welcome

Question 176

yetu

Answer 176

our

Question 177

hakuna matata

Answer 177

there are no worries/problems

Question 178

karibu(ni)

Answer 178

come in! (sg./pl. imperative)

Question 179

karibu kiti

Answer 179

have a seat

Question 180

karibu chai

Answer 180

have some tea

Question 181

mzazi (pl. wazazi)

Answer 181

mother, parent (pl. is “parents”)

Question 182

-piga

Answer 182

to hit, to beat